Month: February 2018
Marie-Jeanne Parent to replace Mandy Bujold in the Canadian boxing delegation at the Commonwealth Games
After some deep deliberation, Mandy Bujold has decided to withdraw her name from the Canadian contingent for the upcoming Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. “After 12 years of competing at the highest level, I have decided to take a […]
Super Channel announced as the new Title Sponsor of the Canadian Boxing Championships
Edmonton – February 27, 2018. Boxing Canada is extremely pleased to announce a new and exciting partnership with Super Channel as the Title and Presenting Sponsor for the Canadian Championships. Under the two-year agreement with an option to renew, the […]
Tough first round for Team Canada at the 2018 Strandja Tournament
Regrouping a total of 236 world-class boxers, the 69th International Boxing Tournament “Strandja 18” kicked off on February 19th and all three Canadian boxers were scheduled to step into the ring during the first two days of competition. Although the Canadian delegation […]
3 Canadians are heading to Bulgaria for the 2018 Strandja Tournament
Three National Team boxers are currently on their way to Bulgaria to take part in the 69th International Boxing Tournament “Strandja ’18”. Organized by the Bulgarian Boxing Federation, the competition will take place from February 19th to the 25th and […]
Boxing Canada’s President Pat Fiacco appointed as the Technical Delegate for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
AIBA is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Pat Fiacco, AIBA Executive Committee Member and Chairman of Technical & Rules Commission, as the Technical Delegate for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. AIBA has full confidence that his experience and knowledge of […]
Four Canadians took part in the 2018 edition of the Golden Girl Championship
This past weekend, four Canadian boxers travelled along coach Jill Perry to participate in the 2018 Golden Girl Championship, the biggest female boxing tournament in the world taking place in Borås, Sweden. Two National Team athletes, 54 Kg Sara Haghighat-Joo […]
24 Canadians are newly certified with AIBA 1-Star Coaching Course
On November 20-26 2017, Boxing Canada hosted its first AIBA 1-star Coaching certification course at INS Québec (Institut National du Sport du Québec) in Montréal, where 24 Canadian coaches from across the country had been selected to go through the […]